Our first cruise was amazing!

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Dream

6 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 23, 2024

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8386

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Overall we lived this cruise and had the best time! We learned the dos and don't and are looking forward to our next cruise!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
I was so happy with the embarkation experience! I had heard so many bad stories that all ended up not being true! The process was so simple!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
My husband and I tried the main dining room for dinner on 3 different evenings and it just wasn't our favorite. We ate at the buffet most days and found that it was better than the main dining room.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
My twins are 10 and trued the kids club but it was not for them. It's not really geared towards kids their age even though it says it is.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward John Paul was AMAZING!!! Our room was always clean, we never had to ask for anything more than once. He knew our names after the first day and when he saw us in the halls we would always address us by name. He would ask if we needed anything and would always tell us to have a great day! Never saw him without a smile on his face! If we could request a room steward it would always be him!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
My husband and I had this discussion so many times on the ship! There was never any empty cups or trash anywhere! I was shocked at how clean the ship always was! The staff is always moving and always cleaning!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
We loved our cabin for the size and cleanliness but it was always so HOT!!! We even brought 2 fans of our own. At times it was miserable being so hot. We asked customer service for and additional fan but they did not have anymore. That is our only room complaint.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

1 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Took us 14 mins to walk off the ship, down the walkway, through security and to get to our car parked in the parking garage across the street. I could not believe how fast it was! Buy the Faster to the Fun pass!!!!! So worth it!
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6 Comments

Sogmoore     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

lsbs     4 months ago

Welcome to cruising! Glad that you enjoyed:

Dumfy75     4 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise. Sounds like you have the cruising bug now!

cruising2004     4 months ago

Welcome to cruising! Glad you had a wonderful first cruise! Thank you for your review.

HeavySeas     4 months ago

Awesome.......thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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